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Dean Ebbe (born 16 July 1994) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a striker for NIFL Premiership club Ballymena United.

Career

After playing for Shamrock Rovers, Longford Town, Athlone Town, Cabinteely, Collinstown and Bluebell United,[1][2] Ebbe signed for Scottish club Inverness Caledonian Thistle in January 2017.[2][3] After leaving Inverness he returned to Bluebell United before signing for Welsh Premier League side The New Saints in January 2018.[4] He stayed with the club until the end of the 2021–22 season playing with them in Europe, and winning league and cup winners medals.[5]

In January 2022 he joined Bala Town on loan until the end of the season[6] He scored 11 goals in 15 appearances in all competitions during the loan spell.[1] leaving the club at completion of his loan spell.[7]

In June 2022 Ebbe signed for Crusaders.[8]

After one season, he moved to Gibraltar to reunite with former TNS coach Anthony Limbrick at Manchester 62.[9]

Ebbe returned to Ireland in January 2024, signing for a second spell at Athlone Town in the League of Ireland First Division.[1]

He moved to newly relegated League of Ireland First Division club Dundalk ahead of their first season back in the second tier in 2025.[10]

In January 2026, Ebbe returned to the NIFL Premiership with Ballymena United.[11]

Honours

Crusaders

References

  1. ^ a b c d Dean Ebbe at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  2. ^ a b Eamon Scott (3 January 2017). “From Bluebell to the SPL – Striker Dean Ebbe swaps Leinster Senior League for Scottish top flight”. Irish Independent. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  3. ^ “Dean Ebbe: Inverness CT agree terms with Irish forward, subject to clearance”. BBC Sport. 4 January 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  4. ^ “Bluebell United striker Dean Ebbe joins Welsh champions TNS”. Extra Time. 19 January 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  5. ^ “Just want to say a massive thank you to all players/staff and fans at @tnsfc for the last 4 years”. Twitter. Dean Ebbe. 28 April 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  6. ^ “Deadline Day Signing!”. Bala Town FC. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  7. ^ “Ebbe Moves On To Pastures New”. Bala Town FC. 30 April 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  8. ^ “Baxter Makes First Summer Signing”. Northern Ireland Football League. 12 June 2022.
  9. ^ SIGNING ANNOUNCEMENT Manchester 1962 FC. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  10. ^ Wallace, Keith (7 December 2024). “EBBE ARRIVES AT ORIEL PARK”. Dundalk Football Club.
  11. ^ “New Ballymena United boss lines up double signing: ‘They’re ready to hit the ground running in January’“. 16 December 2025 – via www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk.
  12. ^ “Crusaders destroy Ballymena United in Irish Cup Final romp”. Belfast Telegraph. 7 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  13. ^ “Charity Shield Success For The Crues”. Northern Ireland Football League. Retrieved 6 August 2022.